Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Psalm 106[a]
106 Praise the Lord.
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
and his loyal love endures.[b]
2 Who can adequately recount the Lord’s mighty acts,
or relate all his praiseworthy deeds?[c]
3 How blessed are those who promote justice,
and do what is right all the time.
4 Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people.
Pay attention to me, when you deliver,
5 so I may see the prosperity[d] of your chosen ones,
rejoice along with your nation,[e]
and boast along with the people who belong to you.[f]
6 We have sinned like[g] our ancestors;[h]
we have done wrong, we have done evil.
19 They made an image of a calf at Horeb,
and worshiped a metal idol.
20 They traded their majestic God[a]
for the image of an ox that eats grass.
21 They rejected[b] the God who delivered them,
the one who performed great deeds in Egypt,
22 amazing feats in the land of Ham,
mighty acts[c] by the Red Sea.
23 He threatened[d] to destroy them,
but[e] Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him[f]
and turned back his destructive anger.[g]
9 Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up,[a] 10 and they saw[b] the God of Israel. Under his feet[c] there was something like a pavement[d] made of sapphire, clear like the sky itself.[e] 11 But he did not lay a hand[f] on the leaders of the Israelites, so they saw God,[g] and they ate and they drank.[h]
4 Adulterers, do you not know that friendship with the world means hostility toward God?[a] So whoever decides to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy. 5 Or do you think the scripture means nothing when it says,[b] “The spirit that God[c] caused[d] to live within us has an envious yearning”?[e] 6 But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but he gives grace to the humble.”[f] 7 So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.[g] 9 Grieve, mourn,[h] and weep. Turn your laughter[i] into mourning and your joy into despair. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.
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